Introduction: The topic for my pathfinder is 5th grade writing tools. It is created for teachers preparing students for the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Writing Test. The purpose of the pathfinder is to provide a list of resources for teachers to supplement their writing instruction. The 5th grade writing test is the first standardized measure of an elementary student's writing ability. Teachers should have a variety of instructional methods from which to draw. As an administrator I will do my best to provide critical resources to teachers.
Search Strategy: I began my search with Google. The searches using Google provided a variety of sources using single word searches. I then tried using the Boolean operator AND between topics. This narrowed the search dramatically. I also used the ERIC search engine because my topic was educational in nature. The Boolean search provided much more specific information.
This website, maintained by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, provides critical information pertaining to the annual writing test for 5th grade. Here can be found the writing PASS skills, as well as sample prompts for writing practice.
An award-winning site dedicated to helping teachers. This site contains a variety of instructional methods and ideas. Educators from every corner of the internet submit their ideas via email. Very cool!
Developed by a school district in Washington, this site contains links to a multitude of web pages dealing primarily with personal narrative writing. It is geared toward students, parents, and teachers. Icons are used to identify parent and student friendly sites.
This website is sponsored by the National Center for Teachers of English. The site contains an interactive tool to help students develop a persuasive essay. It also contains links to a variety of pages focused on persuasive writing. Many of the pages provide free printouts and lesson plans.
The National Writing Project's website designed to provide 30 ideas for teaching writing. The ideas are very student-centered and realistic. The site provides a very well rounded approach to teaching writing.
This page, provided by Education World, is dedicated to the positive effects of journal writing on the writing skills of students. Specific examples and explanations of the process are given. Writing prompts are also provided.
This site provides the basic information needed to write a five-paragraph essay. Expository, narrative, and persuasive writing are covered. A variety of prompts are provided to help give students topic ideas.
Introduction: The topic for my pathfinder is 5th grade writing tools. It is created for teachers preparing students for the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Writing Test. The purpose of the pathfinder is to provide a list of resources for teachers to supplement their writing instruction. The 5th grade writing test is the first standardized measure of an elementary student's writing ability. Teachers should have a variety of instructional methods from which to draw. As an administrator I will do my best to provide critical resources to teachers.
Key Terms: Fifth grade, writing, instruction, methods, expository, persuasive, descriptive, prompts.
Search Strategy: I began my search with Google. The searches using Google provided a variety of sources using single word searches. I then tried using the Boolean operator AND between topics. This narrowed the search dramatically. I also used the ERIC search engine because my topic was educational in nature. The Boolean search provided much more specific information.
Resources:
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess/core.html
This website, maintained by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, provides critical information pertaining to the annual writing test for 5th grade. Here can be found the writing PASS skills, as well as sample prompts for writing practice.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson-plans/writing/skills/index.htm
An award-winning site dedicated to helping teachers. This site contains a variety of instructional methods and ideas. Educators from every corner of the internet submit their ideas via email. Very cool!
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/sec_writing/Bib/Narrative.htm
Developed by a school district in Washington, this site contains links to a multitude of web pages dealing primarily with personal narrative writing. It is geared toward students, parents, and teachers. Icons are used to identify parent and student friendly sites.
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=34
This website is sponsored by the National Center for Teachers of English. The site contains an interactive tool to help students develop a persuasive essay. It also contains links to a variety of pages focused on persuasive writing. Many of the pages provide free printouts and lesson plans.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922
The National Writing Project's website designed to provide 30 ideas for teaching writing. The ideas are very student-centered and realistic. The site provides a very well rounded approach to teaching writing.
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr144.shtml
This page, provided by Education World, is dedicated to the positive effects of journal writing on the writing skills of students. Specific examples and explanations of the process are given. Writing prompts are also provided.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html
This site provides the basic information needed to write a five-paragraph essay. Expository, narrative, and persuasive writing are covered. A variety of prompts are provided to help give students topic ideas.
https://www.msu.edu/user/autreyta/
This is an individual teacher's web page. The use of portfolios and journals is demonstrated. Nice examples of student writing are provided.
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/prompts/expository.asp
Here is a site that provides many different prompts at different grade levels. A variety of genres are covered as well.
http://www.journalbuddies.com/c-Journaling/Journal_Writing_Prompts.htm
Yet another site providing a variety of prompts for journal writing. A wide range of grade level appropriate material is covered.
http://www.svusd.org/p_subject.asp?sid=5335
Last, but not least, another teacher's pathfinder page dedicated to language arts. Here you will find additional resources to peruse.